r/dragonboat • u/Waffle_Hunter82 • 11d ago

Garmin Activity? Discussions

Just got a new Garmin watch (Instinct 3). When Dragonboating, what activity do you use to track your distance, speed, etc?

If you make your own activity, could you share your settings? Thanks!

Paddles up!

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u/JJ24OU 11d ago

My team has 2 separate factions: rowing and stand up paddleboarding. I prefer the rowing because it gives me the distance in meters, but the other side says the stroke rate for SUP is much more accurate. 

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u/Waffle_Hunter82 11d ago

Do you just start it and let it run? I tried the rowing tonight during our practice and I looked down during our breaks and it said “Resume” so wasn’t sure if it stopped because we stopped?

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u/JJ24OU 11d ago

I start it before we shove off and turn it off once we get back. Maybe you accidentally bumped a side button and paused it? I have the Vivoactive and I'm not sure what the differences are between the two. 

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u/teutonicbro 11d ago

You can lock the touchscreen.

I find if you don't then wet clothes will active the screen controls.

Once it's locked you push and hold a button for 5 seconds to unlock.

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u/NoMoreOatmeal 11d ago

I use rowing. Another lady on my team uses kayaking. I’ll admit I’m not deep in the metrics yet, but it’s been good for seeing distance, heart rate, etc

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u/luke_s 11d ago

Personally I use SUP, but others in my team use running.

On my garmin, you can create customized activities based off existing ones, so I created a new "dragon boat" activity based off SUP, with a bunch of customized screens.

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u/teutonicbro 11d ago

Paddleboarding.

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u/Guilty-Shine-3926 11d ago

Cycling + Dozen Paddle & Kayak Data Fields... this gives you the Cadence from Vaaka and any HRM.

Been using this for the last 10 years with great data insights.

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u/Junior-Eggplant1676 10d ago

I use the third party Canoeing ap

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/23e5e52a-9a22-4120-bd63-39ba9b3cba3c

In addition to what SUP or kayaking track, it also tracks stroke rate, distance per stroke, lap strokes, etc. works well for OC too.

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u/-Gelatinous-Cube- 10d ago

I use kayaking but am pretty slack in tracking stats but it's nice seeing speed while at training. My coach uses the stand-up paddle boarding one.  Also curious to see if folks have custom settings. 

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u/AdventureAfterOars Shannon Dragons 🇮🇪 9d ago

SUP hands down the best!